High School Sports

Carroll County High School boys soccer extended their win streak to seven games Thursday, Oct. 2, with a 2-1 win over visiting Frankfort High School.

“Frankfort was a lot taller and bigger than I remember from last year,” head coach Ben Crutcher said. “I told the team this would be a tough game and a close game. I told them that this team was pretty good, and they were going to bring it.”

Carroll County volleyball secured the No. 1 seed in the 31st District Tournament Sept. 30, with a 3-1 victory over Henry County. The Lady Panthers ran away with game one, 25-7, before the Lady Cats battled back to take game two, 25-17. The Lady Panthers rebounded and won games three and four - 25-17, 25-15 - to win the match.

“I just think all around, they just played well,” head coach Lynn Eaglin said. “That one game got us … [but] we were able to pull it out. They looked good.”

Heavy rains could not dampen the Panthers’ spirits Friday night, as Carroll County came home from Warsaw with a win, 40-28, over Gallatin County, ending a five-game losing streak. The Panthers will take this momentum into their bye week, giving them two weeks to prepare for their remaining three games – district matchups against Owen County and Trimble County and a season finale at Dayton.

It came down to the wire, but the Lady Panthers volleyball team squeaked out a win over visiting Williamstown Sept. 24, 3-2, by scores of 25-20, 16-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-11. Overall, Carroll outscored Williamstown by just one point, 99-98.

Head coach Lynn Eaglin said the win was “a morale booster,” and evened out the team’s record at 8-8. The girls lost to the Lady Demons earlier in the season in five games as well.

The Panthers golf team finished in second place in the NCKC Tournament Sept. 23, at Sugar Bay. The boys shot 335, second to first place Owen County’s 318.

Justin Ray, Chase Hartman and Levi Stephenson were named to the NCKC All-Tournament team. Ray tied for fifth place with a 79. Hartman tied for seventh place with 83, and Stephenson finished in ninth place with 84. Bryan Taylor shot an 89, while Clint Burgess shot a 97.

The girls golf team also competed in the NCKC, finishing fifth with a 450. Individual results were not available by press time.

In a border-rivalry matchup between district-unbeatens, it is only fitting that the winner should be decided by penalty kicks. It was the keeper who stepped up and sealed the deal for the Carroll County Panthers, but not with his gloves.

Tied at 2-2 in penalty kicks, Panthers junior Cody Damron stepped up to the line and nailed the final kick of the night to win the game for Carroll County, 2-1, over Henry County, Sept. 25.